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Burbick CR, Lawhon SD, Munson E, Thelen E, Zapp A, Wilson A. An update on novel taxa and revised taxonomic status of bacteria isolated from non-domestic animals described in 2022. J Clin Microbiol 2023; 61:e0084023. [PMID: 37888990 PMCID: PMC10741638 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00840-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Numbers of new and revised microbial taxa are continuously expanding, and the rapid accumulation of novel bacterial species is challenging to keep up with in the best of circumstances. With that in mind, following the template of reports on prokaryotic species isolated from humans, this is now the second publication summarizing new and revised taxa in non-domestic animal species in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. The majority of new taxa were obtained as part of programs to identify bacteria from mucosal surfaces and the gastrointestinal tract from healthy wildlife. A few notable bacteria included new Erysipelothrix spp. from mammalian and aquatic sources and a novel Bartonella spp. isolated from a rodent, both of which could be considered members of emerging and re-emerging genera with pathogenic potential in humans and animals.
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- Claire R. Burbick
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Bihani S, Gupta A, Mehta S, Rajczewski AT, Johnson J, Borishetty D, Griffin TJ, Srivastava S, Jagtap PD. Metaproteomic Analysis of Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples to Identify Microbial Peptides in COVID-19 Patients. J Proteome Res 2023; 22:2608-2619. [PMID: 37450889 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.3c00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, impaired immunity and medical interventions resulted in cases of secondary infections. The clinical difficulties and dangers associated with secondary infections in patients necessitate the exploration of their microbiome. Metaproteomics is a powerful approach to study the taxonomic composition and functional status of the microbiome under study. In this study, the mass spectrometry (MS)-based data of nasopharyngeal swab samples from COVID-19 patients was used to investigate the metaproteome. We have established a robust bioinformatics workflow within the Galaxy platform, which includes (a) generation of a tailored database of the common respiratory tract pathogens, (b) database search using multiple search algorithms, and (c) verification of the detected microbial peptides. The microbial peptides detected in this study, belong to several opportunistic pathogens such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Rhizopus microsporus, and Syncephalastrum racemosum. Microbial proteins with a role in stress response, gene expression, and DNA repair were found to be upregulated in severe patients compared to negative patients. Using parallel reaction monitoring (PRM), we confirmed some of the microbial peptides in fresh clinical samples. MS-based clinical metaproteomics can serve as a powerful tool for detection and characterization of potential pathogens, which can significantly impact the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
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- Surbhi Bihani
- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 7-129 MCB, 420 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 7-129 MCB, 420 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 7-129 MCB, 420 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, 7-129 MCB, 420 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Vyhnal K, Kimbrough T, Pacheco M, Cooper R, Gigliotti A, Adney DR. Pneumonia and Meningitis in a Beagle Dog caused by Actinomyces bowdenii. Vet Anim Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2023.100293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Saito M, Shinozaki-Kuwahara N, Hashizume-Takizawa T, Gotouda H, Senpuku H, Kurita-Ochiai T. Actinomyces capricornis sp. nov., isolated from the oral cavity of a Japanese serow. Microbiol Immunol 2021; 65:559-565. [PMID: 34536031 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
A novel Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, nonspore forming, nonmotile organism was isolated from a Japanese serow oral cavity. Designated strain MAS-1T , it is most closely related to Actinomyces bowdenii DSM 15435T , with which it shares 98.07% sequence homology in the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. The primarily detected cellular fatty acids in strain MAS-1T were C16:0 and C18:1 w9c. The predominant respiratory quinone was MK-9 (H4 ). The major polar lipids were phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylinositols, and glycophospholipids. The genomic DNA GC content of the isolate was 71.3 mol%. The digital DNA-DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values between MAS-1T and its related species were 23.5%-39.5% and 82.11%-91.01%, respectively, which were below the threshold (70% and 95%, respectively) for species delineation, indicating that strain MAS-1T represents a novel species. Strain MAS-1T can be differentiated from A. bowdenii by their reactions to naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, α-galactosidase, β-galactosidase, and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase, as well as differing acid production from glycogen. Based on the results of genotypic, phenotypic, and biochemical analyses, herein it is proposed that the identified bacteria can be classified as a novel species, Actinomyces capricornis sp. nov., strain MAS-1T (=JCM 34236T = DSM 111732T ).
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- Community Oral Health, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
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Zhou J, Zhang S, Zhang G, Yang J, Lai XH, Pu J, Jin D, Lu S, Huang Y, Zhu W, Huang Y, Xu M, Lei W, Cheng Y, Liu L, Xu J. Characterization of isolates of members of the genus Actinomyces from Marmota himalayana: description of Actinomyces faecalis sp. nov., Actinomyces respiraculi sp. nov., and Actinomyces trachealis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71. [PMID: 34252022 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Six novel strains (ZJ34T, ZJ561, ZJ750T, ZJ1629, zg-993T and zg-987) isolated from faeces and respiratory tracts of Marmota himalayana from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of PR China were characterized comprehensively. The results of analyses of the 16S rRNA gene and genome sequences indicated that the six strains represent three novel species of the genus Actinomyces, and are closely related to Actinomyces urogenitalis DSM 15434T (16S rRNA gene sequences similarities, 94.9-98.7 %), Actinomyces weissii CCUG 61299T (95.6-96.6 %), Actinomyces bovis CCTCC AB2010168T (95.7 %) and Actinomyces bowdenii DSM 15435T (95.2-96.4 %), with values of digital DNA-DNA hybridization less than 30.1 % when compared with their closest relatives but higher than 70 % within each pair of novel strains (ZJ34T/ZJ561, ZJ750T/ZJ1629 and zg-993T/zg-987). All the novel strains had C18 : 1 ω9c and C16 : 0 as the two most abundant major fatty acids. MK-9(H4) or MK-8(H4) was the sole or predominant respiratory quinone of strains ZJ34T, ZJ750T and zg-993T and their polar lipid profiles differed, but all had diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidyl inositol mannoside as major components. ZJ750T shared identical peptidoglycan amino acid profile with ZJ34T (alanine, glutamic acid, lysine and ornithine) and the same whole-cell sugar composition with zg-993T (glucose, rhamnose and ribose). Strain zg-993T contained alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine and lysine in the peptidoglycan, and the only sugar in ZJ34T was ribose. The DNA G+C contents of the novel strains were within the range of 65.8-70.1 mol%. On the basis of the results from the aforementioned analyses, the six novel strains were classified as representing three novel species of genus Actinomyces, for which the names Actinomyces faecalis sp. nov. [type strain ZJ34T (=GDMCC 1.1952T=JCM 34355T)], Actinomyces respiraculi sp. nov. [type strain ZJ750T (=GDMCC 1.1950T=JCM 34356T)] and Actinomyces trachealis sp. nov. [type strain zg-993T (=GDMCC 1.1956T=JCM 34357T)] were proposed, respectively.
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- Juan Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology & Vaccine Research Center, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai 201508, PR China.,Research Units of Discovery of Unknown Bacteria and Function, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Biomolecular Recognition and Sensing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Early Diagnosis of Major Diseases, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu 476000, Henan Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai 201508, PR China.,Research Units of Discovery of Unknown Bacteria and Function, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai 201508, PR China.,Research Units of Discovery of Unknown Bacteria and Function, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi Province, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai 201508, PR China.,Research Units of Discovery of Unknown Bacteria and Function, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China.,Research Institute of Public Health, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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Li J, Lu S, Yang J, Pu J, Lai XH, Jin D, Tian Z, Dong K, Zhang S, Lei W, Zhu W, Zhang G, Ren Z, Wu X, Huang Y, Wang S, Meng X, Xu J. Actinomyces lilanjuaniae sp. nov., isolated from the faeces of Tibetan antelope ( Pantholops hodgsonii) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3485-3491. [PMID: 31460856 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Two novel, Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (strains 2129T and 2119) were isolated from the faeces of Tibetan antelopes (Pantholops hodgsonii) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, PR China. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of the strains showed highest similarity values to Actinomyces timonensis DSM 23838T (92.9 and 92.8 %, respectively), and phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene and genomic sequences indicated that strains 2129T and 2119 represent a new lineage. Strains 2129T and 2119 could ferment d-adonitol and d-xylose, but were unable to utilize d-mannose and d-melibiose nor produce esterase (C4) and proline arylamidase. The G+C contents of the two strains were both 69.0 mol%. Their genomes exhibited less than 40.4 % relatedness in DNA-DNA hybridization tests (below 70 % as the recommended threshold for new species) with all available genomes of the genus Actinomyces in the NCBI database. The major fatty acids of the two strains were C18 : 1ω9c and C16 : 0, and the major polar lipids were diphosphatidylglycerol, glycolipid, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidyl inositol mannoside and phosphoglycolipid. Based on the results of genotypic, phenotypic and biochemical analyses, it is proposed that the two unidentified bacteria be classified as representing a novel species, Actinomyces lilanjuaniae sp. nov. The type strain is 2129T (=CGMCC 4.7483T=DSM 106426T).
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- Junqin Li
- Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University School of Public Health, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, 201508, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, 201508, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- School of Biology and Food Sciences, Shangqiu Normal University, Henan province, 475000, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, 201508, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University School of Public Health, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University School of Public Health, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University School of Public Health, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University School of Public Health, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, 201508, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710032, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University School of Public Health, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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- Ningbo International Travel Healthcare Center, Ningbo Customs District People's Republic of China, Ningbo, 315012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, PR China.,Department of Epidemiology, Shanxi Medical University School of Public Health, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, PR China
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Song RB, Vitullo CA, da Costa RC, Daniels JB. Long-term survival in a dog with meningoencephalitis and epidural abscessation due to Actinomyces species. J Vet Diagn Invest 2015; 27:552-7. [PMID: 26069224 DOI: 10.1177/1040638715586439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
A 2-year-old, female spayed Golden Retriever dog was presented to The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center for evaluation of ataxia, cervical pain, 1 episode of acute collapse, dull mentation, and inappetence. Physical examination revealed an elevated temperature of 39.7°C and severe cervical pain. Blood work revealed a mature neutrophilia. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed nondegenerative neutrophilic pleocytosis with no infectious agents. A presumptive diagnosis of steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis was made, and corticosteroid therapy was started. The patient improved initially but experienced a vestibular episode characterized by falling and vertical nystagmus. A magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed an epidural abscess in the cervical vertebral canal and diffuse meningeal enhancement in the brain and cranial cervical spine. Abscess drainage revealed degenerate neutrophils and several filamentous, branching organisms. Culture of the initial CSF using an enrichment broth revealed growth of a Gram-positive organism 5 days after fluid collection. The isolate was identified by partial 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing as Actinomyces spp. The patient was successfully treated with long-term antibiotics. Our study reports the long-term survival after medical treatment of bacterial meningoencephalitis and epidural abscessation due to Actinomyces sp. infection in a dog. Bacterial meningoencephalitis should be included as a differential diagnosis in patients with cervical pain and fever, even when a nondegenerative neutrophilic pleocytosis is found on CSF analysis. Culture of the CSF with use of an enrichment broth should be considered in all cases of neutrophilic pleocytosis to rule out infections of the central nervous system.
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- Rachel B Song
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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Sherman A, Daniels JB, Wilkie DA, Lutz E. Actinomyces bowdeniiulcerative keratitis in a dog. Vet Ophthalmol 2012; 16:386-91. [DOI: 10.1111/vop.12001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hijazin M, Alber J, Lämmler C, Kämpfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Kassmannhuber J, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Förnges T, Hassan AA, Abdulmawjood A, Zschöck M. Actinomyces weissii sp. nov., isolated from dogs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1755-1760. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.035626-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Two Gram-positive, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria were isolated from the oral cavities of two dogs. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities both strains were shown to belong to the genus
Actinomyces
and were most closely related to
Actinomyces bovis
(97.3 % and 97.5 %, respectively). The polyamine profile of the two isolates and
Actinomyces bovis
DSM 43014T was composed of spermidine and spermine as the major components. Menaquinone MK-9 was the major compound in the quinone system of the two strains and
Actinomyces bovis
. The polar lipid profiles of strains 2298T and 4321 were almost identical, containing diphosphatidylglycerol as the major compound, and moderate to trace amounts of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylinositol-mannoside, phosphatidylglycerol and several unidentified lipids. A highly similar polar lipid profile was detected in
Actinomyces bovis
DSM 43014T supporting the affiliation of strains 2298T and 4321 to the genus
Actinomyces
. The typical major fatty acids were C16 : 0, C18 : 0 and C18 : 1ω9c. Fatty acids C14 : 0 and C18 : 2ω6,9c were found in minor amounts. The results of physiological and biochemical analyses revealed clear differences between both strains and the most closely related species of the genus
Actinomyces
. Thus, strains 2298T and 4321 represent a novel species, for which the name Actinomyces weissii sp. nov., is proposed, with strain 2298T ( = CIP 110333T = LMG 26472T = CCM 7951T = CCUG 61299T) as the type strain.
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- Muaz Hijazin
- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Bakteriologie, Mykologie und Hygiene, Veterinärmedizinische Universität, A-1210 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Bakteriologie, Mykologie und Hygiene, Veterinärmedizinische Universität, A-1210 Wien, Austria
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- Institut für Hygiene und Infektionskrankheiten der Tiere, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Klinik für Kleintiere-Chirurgie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- De Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren (Animal Health Service), Postbus 9, 7400 AA Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Lebensmittelqualität und -sicherheit, Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, D-30173 Hannover, Germany
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- Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor, Haus 13, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Rao JU, Rash BA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS, Rainey FA, Moe WM. Actinomyces naturae sp. nov., the first Actinomyces sp. isolated from a non-human or animal source. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2011; 101:155-68. [PMID: 21965039 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-011-9644-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Three facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive staining, rod-shaped, non-spore forming, flagellated bacterial strains, BL-75, BL-79(T) and BL-104, were isolated from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed them to represent a distinct lineage within the genus Actinomyces with sequence identities in the range of <88-95.4% with previously described Actinomyces species. The strains were oxidase and catalase negative. Nitrate was not reduced. Esculin was hydrolyzed. Growth occurred in the temperature range of 20-43°C (optimum 30-37°C) and pH range 4.5-9.0 (optimum pH 6.5). Substrates supporting growth included various mono-, di-, and tri-saccharides. The end products of glucose fermentation were acetate, lactate, succinate and formate. Fermentative growth was observed in the presence of near saturation concentrations of perchloroethene (PCE) and toluene and in the presence of 1,2-dichloroethane and 1,1,2-trichloroethane at concentrations up to at least 24.4 mM and 11.2 mM, respectively. The dominant cellular fatty acids when grown in peptone/yeast extract/glucose (PYG) medium were C(18:1) ω9c, C(16:0), and C(14:0). The peptidoglycan was found to contain the amino acids alanine, glutamic acid, lysine, and ornithine at approximate molar ratios of 1.7 Ala: 2.3 Glu: 1.3 Lys: 1.0 Orn. The cell wall sugars were found to include rhamnose and mannose. The polar lipids were found to include diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG), phosphatidylglycerol (PG), phospholipid (PL), phosphoglycolipids (PGL), and glycolipids (GL). The main respiratory quinone of strain BL-79(T) was MK-9(H(4)), with minor components MK-10(H(4)) and MK-8(H(4)). The DNA mol% G+C content of the type strain is 69.8%. On the basis of phylogenetic and phenotypic characteristics, these strains could be differentiated from previously described species of the genus Actinomyces. Strains BL-75, BL-79(T) and BL-104 are designated as a novel species, for which the name Actinomyces naturae sp. nov. is proposed. This is the first Actinomyces species isolated from an environmental rather than human or animal sources. The type strain of Actinomyces naturae is BL-79(T) (= CCUG 56698(T) = NRRL B-24670(T)).
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- Jyoti U Rao
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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Renvoise A, Raoult D, Roux V. Actinomyces timonensis sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical osteo-articular sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 60:1516-1521. [PMID: 19684313 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.012914-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Gram-positive, non-spore-forming rods were isolated from a human osteo-articular sample (strain 7400942(T)). Based on cellular morphology and the results of biochemical analysis, this strain was tentatively identified as a novel species of the genus Actinomyces. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence comparisons showed that the bacterium was closely related to the type strain of Actinomyces denticolens (96.9 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity). A comparison of biochemical traits showed that strain 7400942(T) was distinct from A. denticolens in a number of characteristics, i.e. in contrast with A. denticolens, strain 7400942(T) was negative for nitrate reduction and for beta-galactosidase, alpha-glucosidase and alanine arylamidase activities, it was positive for acid production from N-acetylglucosamine, melezitose and glycogen, and it was negative for acid production from turanose. Matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight MS protein analysis confirmed that strain 7400942(T) represents a novel species, as scores obtained for its spectra were significant (>2.2) only with strain 7400942(T). On the basis of phenotypic data and phylogenetic inference, it is proposed that this strain should be designated Actinomyces timonensis sp. nov.; the type strain is strain 7400942(T) (=CSUR P35(T)=CCUG 55928(T)).
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- Aurélie Renvoise
- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de la Timone, CNRS-IRD UMR 6236-198, 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de la Timone, CNRS-IRD UMR 6236-198, 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de la Timone, CNRS-IRD UMR 6236-198, 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, Cedex 05, France
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Bifidobacteria have been recommended as potential indicators of human fecal pollution in surface waters even though very little is known about their presence in nonhuman fecal sources. The objective of this research was to shed light on the occurrence and molecular diversity of this fecal indicator group in different animals and environmental waters. Genus- and species-specific 16S rRNA gene PCR assays were used to study the presence of bifidobacteria among 269 fecal DNA extracts from 32 different animals. Twelve samples from three wastewater treatment plants and 34 water samples from two fecally impacted watersheds were also tested. The species-specific assays showed that Bifidobacterium adolescentis, B. bifidum, B. dentium, and B. catenulatum had the broadest host distribution (11.9 to 17.4%), whereas B. breve, B. infantis, and B. longum were detected in fewer than 3% of all fecal samples. Phylogenetic analysis of 356 bifidobacterial clones obtained from different animal feces showed that ca. 67% of all of the sequences clustered with cultured bifidobacteria, while the rest formed a supercluster with low sequence identity (i.e., <94%) to previously described Bifidobacterium spp. The B. pseudolongum subcluster (>97% similarity) contained 53 fecal sequences from seven different animal hosts, suggesting the cosmopolitan distribution of members of this clade. In contrast, two clades containing B. thermophilum and B. boum clustered exclusively with 37 and 18 pig fecal clones, respectively, suggesting host specificity. Using species-specific assays, bifidobacteria were detected in only two of the surface water DNA extracts, although other fecal anaerobic bacteria were detected in these waters. Overall, the results suggest that the use of bifidobacterial species as potential markers to monitor human fecal pollution in natural waters may be questionable.
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An D, Cai S, Dong X. Actinomyces ruminicola sp. nov., isolated from cattle rumen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2043-2048. [PMID: 16957097 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64059-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Two obligate anaerobic bacterial strains, B71Tand D471, were isolated from cattle rumen. The novel strains were Gram-positive and rod-shaped. The strains hydrolysed xylan and starch, fermented some mono-, di- and oligosaccharides and produced formic, acetic and lactic acids as end products from glucose. Growth of the isolates was observed at 20–55 °C and pH 6.5–9.0. The DNA G+C contents of strains B71Tand D471 were 68.06 and 68.26 mol%, respectively. Although the two novel strains met the genus description forActinomyces, some phenotypic characteristics, such as optimum growth temperature, requirement for O2and the end products of fermentation, distinguished them from previously described members of the genus. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that the novel strains belonged to the genusActinomyces(88.3–93.6 % sequence similarity) and formed a distinct line within the clade containingActinomyces bovis. On the basis of these results, a novel species,Actinomyces ruminicolasp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is B71T(=JCM 13352T=CGMCC 1.5030T).
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- Dengdi An
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beijing 100080, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beijing 100080, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Resources, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Beijing 100080, PR China
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Hall V, Collins MD, Hutson R, Inganäs E, Falsen E, Duerden BI. Actinomyces vaccimaxillae sp. nov., from the jaw of a cow. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:603-606. [PMID: 12710633 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.02439-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium was isolated from a lesion in the jaw of a cow. Based on its cellular morphology and the results of biochemical testing, the organism was tentatively identified as a member of the genus Actinomyces. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies showed that the bacterium represents a hitherto unknown species within the genus Actinomyces, and is related to a group of species that includes Actinomyces turicensis and its close relatives. It is proposed that the unknown organism be classified as Actinomyces vaccimaxillae sp. nov. (the type strain is CCUG 46091T =CIP 107423T).
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- Val Hall
- Anaerobe Reference Unit, PHLS, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Culture Collection, Department of Clinical Bacteriology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Anaerobe Reference Unit, PHLS, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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Clarridge JE, Zhang Q. Genotypic diversity of clinical Actinomyces species: phenotype, source, and disease correlation among genospecies. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:3442-8. [PMID: 12202591 PMCID: PMC130750 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.9.3442-3448.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We determined the frequency distribution of Actinomyces spp. recovered in a routine clinical laboratory and investigated the clinical significance of accurate identification to the species level. We identified 92 clinical strains of Actinomyces, including 13 strains in the related Arcanobacterium-Actinobaculum taxon, by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and recorded their biotypes, sources, and disease associations. The clinical isolates clustered into 21 genogroups. Twelve genogroups (74 strains) correlated with a known species, and nine genogroups (17 strains) did not. The individual species had source and disease correlates. Actinomyces turicensis was the most frequently isolated species and was associated with genitourinary tract specimens, often with other organisms and rarely with inflammatory cells. Actinomyces radingae was most often associated with serious, chronic soft tissue abscesses of the breast, chest, and back. Actinomyces europaeus was associated with skin abscesses of the neck and genital areas. Actinomyces lingnae, Actinomyces gravenitzii, Actinomyces odontolyticus, and Actinomyces meyeri were isolated from respiratory specimens, while A. odontolyticus-like strains were isolated from diverse sources. Several of the species were commonly coisolated with a particular bacterium: Actinomyces israelii was the only Actinomyces spp. coisolated with Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) actinomycetemcomitans; Actinomyces meyeri was coisolated with Peptostreptococcus micros and was the only species other than A. israelii associated with sulfur granules in histological specimens. Most genogroups had consistent biotypes (as determined with the RapID ANA II system); however, strains were misidentified, and many codes were not in the database. One biotype was common to several genogroups, with all of these isolates being identified as A. meyeri. Despite the recent description of new Actinomyces spp., 19% of the isolates recovered in our routine laboratory belonged to novel genospecies. One novel group with three strains, Actinomyces houstonensis sp. nov., was phenotypically similar to A. meyeri and A. turicensis but was genotypically closest to Actinomyces neuii. A. houstonensis sp. nov. was associated with abscesses. Our data documented consistent site and disease associations for 21 genogroups of Actinomyces spp. that provide greater insights into appropriate treatments. However, we also demonstrated a complexity within the Actinomyces genus that compromises the biochemical identification of Actinomyces that can be performed in most clinical laboratories. It is our hope that this large group of well-defined strains will be used to find a simple and accurate biochemical test for differentiation of the species in routine laboratories.
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- Jill E Clarridge
- Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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